Carmelo Anthony recalls how LeBron James saved his life when he was drowning in Bahamas

Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James have shared a strong bond with each or ever since y started ir respective NBA careers. y have always been on opposite sides of basketball court but remain close friends off it. Recently, Carmelo Anthony appeared on an Instagram Live Q&A session where he answered various questions about his NBA career. Portland Trail Blazers player revealed an interesting story about time LeBron James saved his life.

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Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony went live on Instagram over weekend. Wade’s wife, Gabrielle Union, insisted Carmelo Anthony tell story of how LeBron James saved his life while on a trip. LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade were vacationing in Bahamas and had taken a boat out to srkel and swim to a cave. Melo came in water for a bit and felt himself being pulled by current "in middle of ocean, opposite from boat."

LeBron saves Carmelo

Carmelo Anthony went on to add, "n I look up at boat, and I see Bron (LeBron James) jumped off boat like he’s MacGyver. He jumped off boat into water. He was bringing me back with one arm. He’s swimming with or arm and he’s carrying me in one arm. He saved my life. I can’t hold you. He saved my life, he saved my life."

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